The Town Building Official shall act upon violations discovered by any of the following means.
(A) Complaints of zoning violations shall be made to the Town Building Official; any person, including any resident or landowner, and including any town officer or employee, may make a complaint. The Town Building Official shall investigate all complaints and shall take further action only if the Town Building Official verifies that a probable zoning violation exists.
(B) The Town Building Official is authorized to review any public records to discover and investigate zoning violations.
(C) The Town Building Official is authorized to discover and investigate zoning violations by:
(1) Conducting on-site inspections of properties, provided the responsible party consents to the inspection;
(2) Inspecting properties by viewing them from public areas including public streets, or from neighboring properties, provided the owner of such neighboring property consents;
(3) Observing zoning violations in the course of conducting other town business for which the Town Building Official has permission to enter the property or which otherwise allows the Town Building Official to witness a violation;
(4) Obtaining an inspection warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction if other means of inspecting a probable violation are ineffective; and
(5) Other methods approved in advance by the Town Attorney.
(Ord. 294, passed 3-25-2014)